The eight Eighth-Tier Demon Race powerhouses rapidly closing in to encircle Liu Changxu saw him sense danger and turn to flee. They pushed their displacement speed to the limit, pursuing him like ravenous wolves lunging for prey.
Just like that, the situation abruptly reversed. Liu Changxu, who had been hot on the heels of the Eighth-Tier Azure Phoenix moments earlier, went from the pursuer holding the initiative to the one forced to flee in desperation. The frustration weighed heavily on him.
But Liu Changxu had not turned to flee because he feared these Demon Race powerhouses. His main concern was whether the Demon Race had more reinforcements lurking in the shadows.
If more Eighth-Tier Demon Race powerhouses quietly arrived while he was locked in fierce combat with these eight, withdrawing unscathed would hardly be easy. Not only would he be trapped in a perilous, grueling battle, but his life might even be endangered.
Moreover, Liu Changxu planned to exploit the speed advantage of a Great Perfection Tribulation Transcendence cultivator to shake off some of his enemies first, then seize the right opportunities to defeat them one by one and resolve the crisis before him.
At the same time, to avoid leading these Demon Race powerhouses to Penglai Island and plunging its innocent inhabitants into misery and devastation, he decisively fled in the opposite direction, intending to draw the danger as far away as possible.
Sure enough, with the extraordinary speed granted by his Great Perfection Tribulation Transcendence cultivation, Liu Changxu gradually left some of his pursuers behind.
As he raced into the distance at full speed, he constantly monitored the movements and condition of the Demon Race powerhouses behind him, determined to keep a clear grasp of the enemy's situation.
Before long, Liu Changxu had ascertained the specifics of the